Jahman Anikulapo
{{Short description|Nigerian culture archivist (born 1963)}}
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| birth_name = Jahman Oladejo Anikulapo
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|16 January 1963|df=yes}}
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| nationality = Nigerian
| other_names = Jahmo
| occupation = Journalist
| alma_mater = University of Ibadan
| years_active = 1993–present
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Jahman Oladejo Anikulapo (born 16 January 1963) is a Nigerian journalist and culture archivist.{{cite web|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/01/jahman-anikulapo-culture-archivist-50/|title=Jahman Anikulapo: Culture archivist @ 50|first=Wale|last=Adeduro|date=20 January 2013|format=Opinion|website=Vanguard|access-date=25 February 2022}}{{cite interview|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/143336-interview-why-im-not-married-at-50-jahman-anikulapo.html|title=INTERVIEW: Why I'm Not married at 50 — Jahman Anikulapo|interviewer=Sam Umukoro|date=24 August 2013|first=Jahman|last=Anikulapo|website=Premium Times|access-date=25 February 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2013/02/08/for-jahman-oladejo-anikulapo-the-music-never-stops-2/|title=For Jahman Oladejo Anikulapo: The Music Never Stops|first=Niyi|last=Osundare|author-link=Niyi Osundare|date=8 February 2013|website=P.M. News|format=Opinion|access-date=25 February 2022}}
Biography
Anikulapo studied Theatre Arts in University of Ibadan. He began his art journalism career at The Guardian as the arts and media editor in 1993. He worked as the arts and media editor until 2003, then worked as the Editor of The Guardian on Sunday and The GuardianLife Magazine from 2003 to 2013.{{cite web|url=https://thelagosfringe.org/team/jahman-oladejo-anikulapo/|title=JAHMAN OLADEJO ANIKULAPO|date=21 May 2018|website=Lagos Fringe|access-date=25 February 2022}}{{Cite web |title=FOR JAHMAN OLADEJO ANIKULAPO: THE MUSIC NEVER STOPS – THISDAYLIVE |url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2023/01/19/for-jahman-oladejo-anikulapo-the-music-never-stops/ |access-date=2023-04-13 |website=This Day}} He was mentored by Dapo Adelugba, a theatre critic and playwright at the University of Ibadan.{{Cite web |date=2023-01-16 |title=60 hearty cheers to Jahman Anikulapo, 'Nigeria's culture ambassador' |url=https://guardian.ng/opinion/60-hearty-cheers-to-jahman-anikulapo-nigerias-culture-ambassador/ |access-date=2023-04-14 |website=The Guardian (Nigeria) |language=en-US}}
Personal life
He has a son and a daughter. He was praised by the president Nigeria Muhammadu Buhari on his 60th birthday for his contributions towards the growth of the Nigerian literature through the years.https://www.channelstv.com/2023/01/18/buhari-hails-renowned-arts-journalist-actor-jahman-anikulapo-at-60/{{Cite web |title=Buhari hails renowned arts journalist Jahman Anikulapo at 60 - P.M. News |url=https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2023/01/18/buhari-hails-renowned-arts-journalist-jahman-anikulapo-at-60/ |access-date=2023-04-15 |website=P.M. News |language=en-US}}
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